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ARTICLE HOLDING RACK.

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2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 S PATRICK ARTICLE HOLDING RACK.

APPLICATION FILED APR. a. 19m.

SHELBY PATRICK, OF DURANGO, COLORADO.

.ARTICLE-HOLDING RACK.

Application filed April 3, 1916.

To all whom t may concern: v

Be it known that 1, SHELBY PATRICK, a citizen of the United States,residing at Durango, in the county of La Plata and State of Colorado,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Article- HoldingRacks; and l do declare the following` to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to malte and use the same.

'lhis invention relates to improvements in racks for holding and lockinggymnasium apparatus, tools, and similar articles.

filhe main object of the invention is to provide a device of thischaracter which will effectively hold numerous articles of the classesenumerated and prevent their being stolen or otherwise misplaced.

With this general object in view, my invention consists in certain novelfeatures of construction, and the combination and arrangement of partswhichwill hereinafter be more particularly described and claimed andshown in the drawings wherein:

Figure 1 is a plan view of my article holding rack, the parts being inunlocked position;

Fig. 2 is similar view showing the parts f in locked position;

Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the parts disposed as in Fig. 2;

F ig. et is a longitudinal section taken on the line L1-71 of F ig. 1';

Fig. 5 is a similar view taken on the line 5 5 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 6 is a transverse section taken on the line 6&6 of Fig. 1;

Fig. Z is a detail perspective View of a portion of the upper plate;

Fig` 8 is a similar view of a portion of the lower plate; and,

Fig. 9 is still another perspective view of the locking lever removed.

1n the embodiment illustrated, l have shown my invention as comprising apair of elongated plates made of any suitable material, one stationaryand the other slidable with respect thereto, the stationary plate beingdesignated by the numeral .1l

and the movable plate by the numeral 2. The stationary plate ispreferably secured by one edge to the wall or other support of thegymnasium or the plate where it is to be used by any preferred means,thus pro- Specication of Letters Patent.

A its substantially Patented Apr. 3, 1917. Serial No. 88,561.

jecting the same outwardly at right angles4 to the support. The lowermovable member is secured to the upper by means of the bolts 3 whichextend through apertures et in the stationary plate and through theelongated openings 5` in the slidable plate, nuts 6 beingscrewed on theends of the bolts as shown. rllhis arrangement allows a considerablerange of movement on the part of the lower member, while at the sametime secures it to the upper. The plates are also secured together bymeans of the lll-shaped members 22, whose horizontal portionsl underliethe movable plate, while its arms eX- tend up the front and rear edgesthereof and are secured to the stationary plate 1. As many of thesemembers may be employed as are necessary.

Any suitable means may be used for shifting this movable member but Ipreferably employ a bell-crank lever 7 for this purpose, said leverbeing pivoted as shown at 8 to the upright ange 9 of an angle member 10which is secured by its horizontal flange 11 to the top of thestationary member. lThe short arm 12 of the lever 7 extends downwardlyand has a longitudinal slot near its end as shown at 13 to receive apivotbolt- 14 which eXtends transversely through the movable member 2.The long arm 15 of the lever 7 is extended substantially parallel to theplates 1 and 2 when the same are in their locked positions, the free endof this arm 15 being provided with an opening 1G to receive a pad lockor other form of locking device P. This opening 16, when the arm 15 isin this horizontal position, alines with an additional opening in theupright flange of a locking plate 17 preferably secured to thestationary member l, the lock'P extending through both of theseopenings. From this description, it will be seen that upon upwardmovement of the long arm of the bell crank lever 7, the movable member 2will be shifted toward the left, and that when said arm is moveddownwardly, into horizontal position, the movable member will be shiftedin the opposite direction.

In order to utilize the structure just described for holding and lockinggymnasium apparatus, tools and other articles having a reduced positioninterposed between their enlarged portions, I provide the upperstationary member with a longitudinal row The entrances to these pocketsare formedbyof pockets 18 preferably circular in shape and disposedvertically through the plate.

cutting ared openings 19 from the outer edge of the plate to the outersidesfofsaid Vpockets, said openings being llared out- Wardly tofaeilitate'the entrance ofthe articles thereinto. As shown in Figs. 1and 2,

Vthe entrances to these pockets are disposed When the bell crank lever 7is in its raised position, they entrance openings 19 and 21 aline sothatthe articleto be disposed in the pockets, hereV shown to be a dumb bellD,

can be readily inserted therein. As soon as the reduced lportion of thedumb bell enters the pockets v18 andQO, the lever 7 can be lowered thusthrowing the entrance open- Aings out ,of alinement and preventingtheremoval o'fthe dumb bell until the lower plate 2 is againshiftedtowardthe'left Bylocke ing: the endI ofthe arm 15 of thebell'crank lever to the'locking plate `17, 'it ywill beseen that themovable.;plate cannot beshifted so as to Athrow the openings 19 Vand2'() into alinement to 'release the dumb bell. VIt vis obvious'that theplates 1 and 2.oan`be made as long'or short as desiredandcontainfanynumber of' pockets, thus allowing a -consi'd'erable number or only a fewarticles to be locked therein. While a dumb bellis herein shown for thesakeV of convenience, it is vobvious that 'Indian clubs, or other formsoffgymnasium apparatus, tools, riiies, ete.,

l.may beheld by this improved rack.

I claim as my invention: 1. In a device of the class described, astationary member, a slidable member covacting' therewith, both having aplurality of e pockets, said pockets having openings extended throughthe edges of said members to forni entrances thereto, said members beingslidable to move the openings in the pockets into and 'out of alineinentto unlockI or lock the articles heldin said pockets, an angle membersecured to said stationary member, a bell crank lever pivotedthereto,one arm thereof being connected to the movable member to shift the same,a locking plate on saidl stationary member, andmeans forl securing thefree end of said lever to said locking plate, wherebyto hold the membersin locked position,

2. In a device of the class described, a stationary member, aslidablemember coacting therewith, each having a plurality of pockets,said pockets having openings extended through the edges of the membersto forni entrances thereto, a U-shaped member secured by its arms to thestationary member and surrounding the slidable member, abolt carried bythe stationary member, the slidable member having an elongated socket toreceive said bolt, and means for moving the slidable member to disposethe openings into the pockets into and out of alinement with eachotherto lock or unlock articles heldin saidpockets, said bolt being engagedby the ends of. said socket to limit the movement of the slidablemember.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

SHELBY PATRICK. lllitnesses EMoaY E. SMILEY, G. It. Hess.

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' Washington, D; C.

